THE SHELBY INDEPENDENT

By Alan Wooten | The Center Square State / affects local — North Carolina has more than enough money to pay its outstanding bills and earned a B grade in the 17th annual Financial State of the States 2025 report. Released Thursday by Truth In Accounting, the analysis for fiscal year 2025 – ending June 30, 2025 – said any state with a taxpayer surplus between $1 and $9,999 gets a B. The report says $76.9 billion is available to pay $49.8 billion worth of bills, generating a $2